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Check out this blog! The post is about engineering culture and the impact of unconscious bias on gender roles.
Congratulations to this year's Outstanding Woman in Engineering award recipients! The winners were Kathryn Bohn (ME), Cecilia Cadenas (CPE), Sara Hellstrom (BMED), Gabby Igel (IE), and Sara Lillard (AERO). Click here to learn more about these extraordinary female engineers!
Upcoming events
April 17, 2015 Open House Panel Dicussion
May 15, 2015: Fall WEP Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting
For a detailed calendar of SWE and WEP events, click here.
Did you know?
+ Engineers make a difference!
780 million people lack access to clean water; approximately 1 in 9 people. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness. Lack of sanitation is the world's leading cause of infection.
Cal Poly Students Create Beach Walker for Local Special Olympic Athlete: These college seniors designed and built a beach walker for an 8 year old athlete with cerebral palsy.
Engineers Without Borders: EWB-Cal Poly is working towards providing clean drinking water in Thailand, improving sanitation in India,and improving overall health in Nicaragua.
Engineering World Health: "EWH finds innovative solutions to overcome technical challenges impacting health care in developing countries."
+ Many companies recruit from Cal Poly.
Average starting salary: $63,000
Highest starting salary: $115,000
In 2011, 93% of graduates were employed or went to grad school.
Disney: Imagineer That! "Join the talented team that develops and delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world."
+ You CAN change your major.
Almost 90% of CP students didn’t decide to be an engineer until High School.
"Over 30% of our students change majors [successfully.]” –Removing Hurdles Towards Progress to Degree: Curricular, Poly, and Technical Challenges
Contact Information
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Program Director Helene Finger Student Assistant Amy Nichols |
WEP Office Building 13, Room 216 Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-2350 |
SWE Office Building 197, Room 212 Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-2417 |
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